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GoldenRivet · 12-06-08, 12:21 PM

The American auto industry needs to outgrow this muscle car mentality it has had since the 50s. i honestly cant understand (aside from a pure cash standpoint) why American cars like the trans am, mustang, and corvette are still even produced. These sports cars are produced for the purpose of (1) boosting buyer ego (2) burning fuel senselessly while their drivers hot rod all over town.

I don't see how an auto manufacturer can continue produce vehicles which boast anything less than 40-50 mpg and survive. My cobalt gets almost 30 miles per gallon and im still disappointed in its fuel economy.

given there are some parts of the USA where you just cant help it but have a "gas guzzler". Some people in Texas, Montana, Alaska and the like simply NEED trucks and four wheel vehicles to do their jobs out in the open country.

But its when i see people like this out driving around by themselves in a crew cab ford F-150 doing essentially nothing. There should be some sort of law... If you are driving around town in a big gas guzzling truck you had better be either (a) hauling a trailer with some sort of valuable cargo (b) hauling at least 2 other workers or (c) be able to prove beyond the shadow of doubt that you are en route to pick up the trailer or the workers.

But... You wont see a mini cooper hauling a cattle trailer to market so a few days later we can all have beef at the grocery store.

"All glory is fleeting"

"all things must end"

two quotes which come to mind when i think of the US Auto manufacturers.

I hate the fact that all those jobs will be lost, i really do.

I hope that the government see's fit to give all that "bailout money" to American based companies like "Aptera" who will be required to hire at least 75% of the displaced auto workers and they should be given a period of 5 years to mass produce an all electric, 4 seat vehicle which will sustain 70mph for a stretch of 250 miles... and it should be produced in numbers large enough to fill virtually every car dealership lot in the United States to 50% capacity.

theres your fossil fuel solution America.

these auto maker "dinosaurs" going extinct is probably a GOOD THING

12-06-08, 12:21 PM	#9
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	The American auto industry needs to outgrow this muscle car mentality it has had since the 50s. i honestly cant understand (aside from a pure cash standpoint) why American cars like the trans am, mustang, and corvette are still even produced. These sports cars are produced for the purpose of (1) boosting buyer ego (2) burning fuel senselessly while their drivers hot rod all over town. I don't see how an auto manufacturer can continue produce vehicles which boast anything less than 40-50 mpg and survive. My cobalt gets almost 30 miles per gallon and im still disappointed in its fuel economy. given there are some parts of the USA where you just cant help it but have a "gas guzzler". Some people in Texas, Montana, Alaska and the like simply NEED trucks and four wheel vehicles to do their jobs out in the open country. But its when i see people like this out driving around by themselves in a crew cab ford F-150 doing essentially nothing. There should be some sort of law... If you are driving around town in a big gas guzzling truck you had better be either (a) hauling a trailer with some sort of valuable cargo (b) hauling at least 2 other workers or (c) be able to prove beyond the shadow of doubt that you are en route to pick up the trailer or the workers. But... You wont see a mini cooper hauling a cattle trailer to market so a few days later we can all have beef at the grocery store. "All glory is fleeting" "all things must end" two quotes which come to mind when i think of the US Auto manufacturers. I hate the fact that all those jobs will be lost, i really do. I hope that the government see's fit to give all that "bailout money" to American based companies like "Aptera" who will be required to hire at least 75% of the displaced auto workers and they should be given a period of 5 years to mass produce an all electric, 4 seat vehicle which will sustain 70mph for a stretch of 250 miles... and it should be produced in numbers large enough to fill virtually every car dealership lot in the United States to 50% capacity. theres your fossil fuel solution America. these auto maker "dinosaurs" going extinct is probably a GOOD THING __________________ Last edited by GoldenRivet; 12-06-08 at 12:22 PM.